New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano and Cincinnati Reds outfielder Shin-Soo Choo are both locks to reject the qualifying offers made by their respective teams.

None of the rejections are too surprising. What is worth watching is whether or not the added cost of adding one of the free agents will impact their eventual contracts.

Any team that signs the players other than the team they played with in 2013, will be forced to sacrifice a first-round pick in next summer's MLB Amateur Draft.

That isn't expected to impact the very best free agents such as Ellsbury, Cano, McCann and Choo.

Players like Napoli, Morales and Drew, though, have battled injuries and durability issues over the years. The deals they eventually sign could be impacted by the added burden of the signing team having to sacrifice a draft pick.

Santana is coming off a great 2013, but he's also only one year removed from a 2012 season in which he finished with an ERA of 5.16. Potential suitors will have to consider his lack of consistency, the fact that he spent his 2013 pitching in the AL Central against weak hitting squads such as the White Sox and Twins, and the loss of a draft pick.

Last season slugger David Ortiz rejected the Red Sox' one-year qualifying offer and ended up signing a two-year deal to remain in Boston. Starting pitcher Kyle Lohse rejected a qualifying offer from the St. Louis Cardinals. He remained an unsigned free agent all the way until March 25, when he signed a lower-than-expected three-year, $33 million deal with the Milwaukee Brewers.

The free agent market is taking shape, and there will be plenty of players wearing new uniforms in 2014.